Grateful Dead Family Discography: Lady Of Carlisle

Lady Of Carlisle

Composer: Traditional

Lady Of Carlisle is the source of some of the themes and imagery explored by Robert Hunter in Terrapin Station.

Variations on this traditional song occur with the titles The Bold Lieutenant, The Bold Sea Captain, Lion's Den, Lady's Fan and others. The song possibly has its origins in 18th century broadsheets.

Robert Hunter

Jack O'Roses, Robert Hunter, 1980
Promontory Rider: A Retrospective Collection, Robert Hunter, 1982

Other recordings

Peggy Seeger, Peggy Seeger, 1956
American Ballads, Pete Seeger, 1957
The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 3, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1961
Sing Songs Of The New Lost City Ramblers, Tom Paley, John Cohen, Mike Seeger, 1961
Four Strong Winds, Ian & Sylvia, 1964
no info Sandbank Fields, Songs & Ballads, Roy Harris, 196?
no info Cameo, Marian Henderson, 1970
no info Solomon's Seal, Pentangle, 1972
20 Years: Concert Performances, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1978
no info Promises To Keep, Sara Grey, 1990
New Lost City Ramblers: The Early Years: 1958-1962, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1991
no info Trails and Bridges, Rich Lerner, 1995
The Music Of Kentucky: Early American Rural Classics 1927-1937, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Basil May), 1995
no info Pentangle On Air, Pentangle, 1996
Classic Peggy Seeger, Peggy Seeger featuring Tom Paley, 1996
no info Trails And Bridges, Dave Lerner, 1996
no info Anglo-American Ballads, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Basil May), 1999
no info Classic Peggy Seeger, Peggy Seeger, 19??
The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings, Ian & Sylvia, 2001
40 Years of Concert Performances, New Lost City Ramblers, 2001
The Lost Broadcasts: 1968-1972, Pentangle, 2004
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 (exp CD), Pete Seeger, 2004
50 Years: Where Do You Come from, Where Do You Go?, The New Lost City Ramblers, 2009
no info American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5, Pete Seeger, 2009